[Review 1617] Deep fried salmon with fresh orange sauce @ 雅涴粉麵茶餐

22/06/2012
雅涴粉麵茶餐廳
將軍澳毓雅里9號慧安商場地下

G/F, Well On Shopping Arcade, 9 Yuk Nga Lane, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/deep-fried-salmon-with-fresh-orange-sauce-%E9%9B%85%E6%B6%B4%E7%B2%89%E9%BA%B5%E8%8C%B6%E9%A4%90-e2241492
The dish sounded really interesting in Chinese [鮮橙香脆三文魚] it was literally Fresh orange and crispy salmon.
I thought it was going to be how the usual sweet and sour fish but with orange sauce.
Usually when they say FRESH it does not necessarily mean fresh.
I also ordered it because not many Chinese cuisines serve salmon, however there are lots of Chinese cuisines trying to be Western by making baked rices and putting salmon in it.
When it came, it was fried thinly sliced salmon in bread coating.
The texture of the salmon was surprisingly not too fibrous.
The orange sauce really matched the fish, especially because it was watery and had bits of freshly squeezed orange in it.

The other egg dish was also interesting 菜花蜆肉煎蛋, clams and chives omlette.

鮮橙香脆三文魚

[Review 1616] It's a Tuck Shop tucked neatly behind Hennessey Road @ It's a Tuck Shop

22/06/2012

It's a Tuck Shop
灣仔譚臣道23 號壬子商業大廈地下A舖
Shop A, G/F, Yam Tze Commercial Building, 23 Thomson Road, Wan Chai
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/its-a-tuck-shop-tucked-neatly-behind-hennessey-rd-e2241490

After I finished dining, I noticed this shop across the road, it stood out from the rest of the places on this grey street.

Anyway, there was bright lights above the name so I could only see "?UCK SHOP"
I saw that from a view in a 10' o Clock direction from my left.
Then when I crossed the road I realised it was TUCK SHOP.

I love Tuck Shops in UK because you can get flying saucers and sherbet fountains.
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The one here sold Japanese canned drinks, sweets, crisps and on the corner they have hot dogs, popcorn and they sell coffee and smoothies too.

As I just had dinner I decided to get a hot dog without the bun.
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Johnsonville sausage
The hotdogs they use are by Johnsonville and it was grilled and served with Mustard.
It was not as hot as I'd thought it would be but since I was in a hurry it made it easier for me to finish it off and it just tasted like the usual hotdogs.
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I wished I got popcorn instead because it looked good too and it seems to be coated in caramel or chocolate because it was dark and glistening.
www.itsatuckshop.com

[Review 1615] Bumped off da tracks, please get back on track! @ 碰麵 Bump Noodle

21/06/2012

碰麵 Bump Noodle
上環蘇杭街104號地下
104 Jervois Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/bumped-off-da-tracks-please-get-back-on-track-e2241235

I have always wanted to go this place because there are so many choices of broths and noodle combinations to choose from.

Got there late in the afternoon and there were only three people finishing off their tea then.
The air conditioning at the restaurant was quite stuffy so it was lucky that it wasn’t that hot that day, but hot enough that you felt the air conditioning was not adequate.
On my table there were lots of toast crumbs which didn't seem to bother me, but it meant that no one wiped the table after the previous customer left.
I doubt they were busy because there were only three people in the restaurant and about five empty tables.

Again, I learnt another lesson, I should have dined here a few years ago before they changed the menu and when it was on good tracks.
Before they changed the menu, there were so many items that you would have difficulty deciding what to get.
I would have ordered Grilled beef, deep fried squid tentacles if they had them.

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Pork bone broth
I am not expecting the quality of the broth served at ramen joints but it was so bland and pale.
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Bite sized dumpling
I didn’t realise they were that small.
Anyway they reminded me of those miniature Taiwan gyozas that used to be sold in MK a few years ago, it was such a shame I didn’t take pictures of them then.
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Courgettes
There were three slices and a total waste of money for $3, they were not fresh and under cooked.
They were still crispy and the bitterness of courgettes were nearly as bitter as bittermelon.
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Fried scallops
It was impressive some of the fried items were served separately so they remained crispy.
This was the only item that tasted nice!
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Hopefully this restaurant gets back on its track and serves the nice noodles it did a few years ago as seen on Openrice.

[Review 1614] Kumamoto Prefecture beef noodles @ 味千拉麵 Ajisen Ramen

21/06/2012
味千拉麵 Ajisen Ramen
將軍澳重華路8號東港城2樓236號舖
Shop 236, 2/F, East Point City, 8 Chung Wa Road, Tseung Kwan O
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/kumamoto-prefecture-beef-noodles-ajisen-e2241224

Tried the Kumamoto Prefecture beef noodles [熊本牛拉麵」

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Kumamoto Prefecture beef noodles
When I saw the menu it just reminded me of Taiwanese noodles with beef shin and pickled vegetables.
The presentation looked awful especially the broth.
Anyway, the ramen just tasted how it usually does with pork bone broth however I felt that it was slightly too salty.
The pieces of beef shins were quite big and tender.
As for the pickled vegetables they were my favourite and taste the same as snow cabbage.
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The pieces of cucumber look off and dehydrated!
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SAME AS ALWAYS the air conditioning at this place is always too cold.

[Review 1613] Super soba super soba mania @ 黑瀧板蕎麥專門店 Kurotaki

21/06/2012

黑瀧板蕎麥專門店  Kurotaki
銅鑼灣告士打道280號世貿中心4樓P413-415號舖
Shop P413-415, P4/F, World Trade Center, 280 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/super-soba-super-soba-mania-kurotaki-e2241213

When I first saw pictures of their soba noodles I added it to my to eat list immediately.
Kurotaki specialises in Soba noodles and they serve four different types.

On the menu they have an introductory for each type of noodle which is quite informative for those who do not know.
Just to cut it short the four types of noodles are:
Inaka soba noodle – countryside soba that is springy with soft tender texture
Etanbetsu soba - thin and sticky, made from centermost part fo buckwheat.
Sarashina sesame soba - made with premium buckwheat flour.
Shiretoko Zarusoba thin soba noodle served cold on bamboo basket made with centermost of part of buckwheat seeds together with kelps and seaweed.

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Ordered Chilled Shiretoko Zarusoba with sesame and black garlic oil sauce, Chilled sarashina sesame soba with natto and Assorted skewers.
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Chilled Shiretoko Zarusoba with sesame and black garlic oil sauce
I had to try this because I wanted to try the soba made with seaweed and kelp.
The sauce was interesting and tasted of sesame and black pepper. The menu does not say it has pepper on the English but the Chinese has.
The combination of sesame and ground black pepper was quite good because the spicyness of the pepper balances out the creaminess of the sesame sauce.
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Chilled sarashina sesame soba with natto
I just had to get these noodles as well because all my favourite elements were there: natto beans, egg, okra, kelp, mountain yam and grated white radish.
These noodles came with a separate vinaigrette sauce and it tasted really refreshing that I poured all of it.
The noodles also had these delicious tiny crisp seeds that looked like ultra tiny dried chick peas which I did not know what is was but everything matched so well together.

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Assorted skewers: chicken pork, beef and ox tongue with green pepper turnip sauce, turnip, plum and spices.
I ordered this because the green puree looked interesting, the green puree was basically green peppers and white radish pureed together.
On the menu it saids turnip but I think they mean white radish.
Overall the skewers were nice because of the white radish puree.
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To try on my next visit:
Fresh tomato, sea urchin and salmon roe chilled etanbetsu soba and DIY Japanese tofu curd.

[Review 1612] A super bowling burger at a high price @ Bowl Burger

21/06/2012
Bowl Burger (已結業)
上環孖沙街25號地下
G/F, 25 Merser Street, Sheung Wan
https://www.openrice.com/zh/hongkong/review/a-super-bowlin-burger-at-a-high-price-e2241212

I am surprised that there are not many reviews on this place despite a burger craze a few years ago.

I wanted to try this place years ago but it just seemed too far and I didnt know this place was within walking distance to Central.

It is located right at the end of Mercer so you have to resist other temptations in that area.

There are three tables, on the walls are food posters and menu, there are also some self service sauces which you can use.

Initially when I settled down, there was a strong deep frying oil smell so I was worried the food would have strong oil taste but it turned out OK, however comparing my prawn patty to an earlier review, my patty looked darker and same with the chips!

http://static1.openrice.com.hk/UserPhoto/photo/1/15B/0085R8A6266D5DB97C66ACm.jpg

After trying it I really regretted not going a few years ago when the most expensive burger set was around $60-70.

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[Photo I took in 2009]

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I finally tried it at a cost! The prawn burger set now costs a whopping $56 which puts itself in the range of the other high end burgers such as Triple O's GBU etc. It used to be $48!!

It also costs more than MOS and Freshness burger.

I really wanted to try the Indian veggie burger but eating vegetarian food also comes at a price too, sometimes vegetarian food cost more than meat just like BRATS vegetarian sausages!!

In the end picked the beef burger and the prawn burger.

I came especially for the prawn burger because not many places do prawn burgers and they are seasonal products in McDs.

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Prawn burger

Both the burger buns were topped with sesame which I am not a fan of, but in this case it worked out really nicely.

The bun was toasted to the point that it was quite crispy and the thickness of the burger decreased when you held it.

Anyway the thickness of the prawn patty was about 1 inch thick.

I requested for Tartar sauce as the previous review said the Thai sauce wasnt that good and personally I do not like Thai sauce.

The tartar sauce was really sour but I could not find pieces of guerkins or dill in the sauce. As well as tartar sauce there was also salad cream, tomato slices and lettuce. I should have requested for curry sauce instead.

I finished the tomato and lettuce that were in the burger and then started eating the burger.

The prawn patty was really different to the ones at McDs and MOS, the prawn patty was much meatier and chewier.

The prawn patty coating looked like it had been over fried compared to the earlier reviews on Openrice.

Anyway the taste was exactly the same as the prawn patty found in Sesame prawns toasts this is why the sesame bun worked out because the bun was toasted until is was really crispy with a slight soft bread texture and since the sesames were also heavily toasted, it tasted like a mega version of sesame prawn toasts found in China Town!!!!

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Beef burger

Not a fan of beef but it did bring me memories of the burgers at school.

Although I am not a fan of beef it can be made really delicious, but in this case I don't think it was delicious .

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Fries

Although the fries looked over done they were nice, crispy on the outside and soft inside.

The fries are cut with some potato skin attached to it.

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Potato salad

Not the usual western potato and egg salad because it had apples in it.

Luckily there was no sweet salad sauce in it, the potato and egg salad tasted nice despite there were pieces of apples in it.

The apples used in the salad were Gala types which have light green and rose skin.

The potato salad was made with mayonnaise.

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Anyway I hope to try the curry pork chop burger, Indian Veggie burger and the Lamb burger on my next visit!

[Review 1611] Caesar Parmesan Chicken Tendergrill @ Burger King

21/06/2012
漢堡王 Burger King
尖沙咀金馬倫道5號太興廣場1樓
1/F, Tem Plaza, 5 Cameron Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

I like Caesar salad so tried the Caesar Parmesan chicken tendergrill burger which is part of the King's Collection.
Caesar salad is usually romaine lettuce and croutons dressed with parmesan cheese, lemon juice, olive oil, egg, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, and black pepper. Others may contain bacon bits such as the caesar salads served at Fat Angelos.
The burger could have been more Caesarized! It was just a panini herb bun, grilled chicken, tomato slices, shaved parmesan, rocket lettuce, caesar sauce and crispy bacon strips.
The whole combination was more like a BLT burger!
I felt that it should have romaine lettuce since it is mimicking Caesar and instead of crispy bacon strips they should have sprinkled bacons bits in the burger.
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Caesar Parmesan chicken tendergrill
The Caesar dressing was too light and tasteless. The most I could taste from it was some sweetness.
As for the parmesan cheese, there were about three pieces which was also barely tasteable!
Overall in the picture it shows the tomato and being the most dominant.
If I have it again I hope there will be more